Scene Two: Events
English Lit: AQA A Level Othello, topic 3.1.4
Act 2, Scene 2: Summary
This is a very brief scene and its purpose is to shortcut the need to explain the celebratory context for the scene that follows.
Celebrations
- A herald declares that Othello has granted an evening of celebration for the destruction of the Turkish fleet and for his own marriage.
Tragedy
- In terms of the tragedy, it is ominous that a celebration over a marriage is so closely linked to success in war.
- This may prefigure the tragic events that follow.